A woman had a “miracle” escape when her car left the road and hit a tree, trapping her inside earlier today.

The woman, who was uninjured in the crash, came off the Orwell road near Barrington at about 11.50am today (January 22).

A police spokesman said it was a miracle the woman had not been injured, but that she had become trapped in such a way it was necessary to shut off the entire road while emergency services worked to cut her out of the car.

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“We responded at the request of the ambulance service to reports of a lady trapped inside her car,” said a spokesman for Cambridgeshire Constabulary. “She struck a tree. She is not injured, which seems like a miracle, but she needed to be cut from her vehicle.

“It is a relief she is ok, but we needed to shut down the road with the number of emergency vehicles there.”

The spokesman said the police were anticipating a lot of accidents during the cold snap, and urged drivers to be extra careful, especially on rural roads.

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“No matter how many times we remind people to be careful, we still end up with collisions,” said the spokesman. “There will be areas and roads that have not been treated. We want to remind everyone to leave a few extra minutes for their journeys and to drive to arrive.”